South Carolina ex-cop faces December sentencing for motorist’s shooting
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A white former South Carolina police officer filmed as he fatally shot an unarmed black motorist in the back two years ago will be sentenced on Dec. 4 on a federal civil rights charge, court officials said on Friday.
Cuban businesswomen seek Rubio meeting as U.S. policy bites
HAVANA (Reuters) – An association of Cuban businesswomen has asked to meet with Republican Senator Marco Rubio of Florida to explain the impact on the country’s nascent private sector of rolling back a detente in U.S. relations.
U.S. civil rights activist Jesse Jackson says he has Parkinson’s disease
(Reuters) – U.S. civil rights activist Jesse Jackson announced on Friday that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, an ailment that constrains movement and gets progressively worse with time.
Trump starts paying his own legal bills on Russia probe: attorneys
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has begun paying his own legal bills related to the Russia investigation and will no longer cover the costs using political donations to his re-election campaign or the Republican Party, his attorneys …
White House seeks $44 billion in hurricane aid from U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Friday said it had asked Congress for $44 billion in supplemental disaster assistance to help those affected by the recent hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico, Texas, Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Puerto Rico utility head resigns after slow Hurricane Maria response
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The head of Puerto Rico’s indebted utility has resigned following criticism of the slow restoration of power to the island after Hurricane Maria, the U.S. territory’s governor said.
White House seeks another $44 billion in hurricane aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Friday it had it asked Congress for $44 billion in supplemental disaster assistance to help those affected by recent hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico, Texas, Florida and the Virgin Islands.
Tennessee man accidentally shoots self, wife during church gun-violence chat
(Reuters) – An 81-year-old Tennessee man, who said he carried a gun everywhere, accidentally shot himself and his wife during a conversation in church about gun violence at houses of worship, a police chief said on Friday.
Ohio State suspends sorority, fraternity activities amid probes
(Reuters) – Ohio State University has suspended all sorority and fraternity activities citing investigations into hazing and alcohol abuse involving some chapters, joining a growing list of U.S. schools that have taken similar steps.
One in three U.S. adults to avoid talking politics over holiday season: Reuters/Ipsos poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Americans will sit down next week for what has become a holiday tradition in the United States: tiptoeing through a turkey dinner without mentioning the president.
